British Library, Sloane MS 4016
Codicology
Produced: | Lombardy, Italy, ca 1440 |
Current Location: | British Library, London, England, UK |
Manuscript Type: | Herbal |
Language: | Italian |
Folios: | 108 |
Illustrated: | Yes |
Media: | Parchment |
Script: | Gothic |
Dimensions: | Height: 36 cm Width: 25.5 cm |
Description
An herbal (book of plants). Full-page miniatures on each folio of plants in colors, mostly in greens and browns, with captions, and often accompanied by small illustrations of animals, each with a label. Several of the animals pictured show attributes from Physiologus or bestiary descriptions. The animal images appear to have been painted before the plant images; in some cases the plant is painted over the animal. The animals are mostly drawn realistically, though some are very odd.
Additional Descriptions
Editions and Facsimiles
Digital facsimiles